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Acer Chromebook Plus 514 (2023)
Acer Chromebook Plus 515 (2023)
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Size
14"
Operating System
Chrome OS
Size
15.6"
Operating System
Chrome OS
Our Verdict
Acer Chromebook Plus 514 (2023)
Acer Chromebook Plus 515 (2023)
The Acer Chromebook Plus 514 (2023) and the Acer Chromebook Plus 515 (2023) are both budget Chromebooks that provide a similar user experience overall. The 515 feels snappier and more responsive because its Intel CPUs are faster than the 514's AMD Ryzen processors; however, it has shorter battery life, lasting around eight hours of light use, almost two hours shorter than the 514. The 514 has arguably a better display—although both laptops have an FHD panel, the 514 looks sharper since it's a smaller screen. Also, the 514 has a 16:10 aspect ratio, which is better suited for productivity than the 515's standard 16:9 format, as you can see more information at once when reading a document or website.
Variants
- Chromebook Plus 514 (CB514-3H-R6G5) (Steel Gray - Non-Touch/Ryzen 3 7320C/8GB/128GB)
- Chromebook Plus 514 (CB514-3HT-R8RB) (Steel Gray - Touch/Ryzen 3 7320C/8GB/128GB)
- Chromebook Plus 514 (CB514-3HT-R8C2) (Steel Gray - Touch/Ryzen 3 7320C/8GB/256GB)
- Chromebook Plus 514 (CBE574-1T-R1Z4) (Steel Gray - Touch/Ryzen 5 7520C/16GB/256GB)
- Chromebook Plus 514 (CBE574-1T-R7WJ) (Steel Gray -Touch/Ryzen 3 7320C/8GB/256GB)
- Chromebook Plus 514 (CBE574-1T-R9TX ) (Steel Gray -Touch/Ryzen 5 7520C/16GB/256GB)
- Chromebook Plus 515 (CB515-2H-31NY) (Steel Gray - i3-1215U/8GB/128GB)
- Chromebook Plus 515 (CB515-2H-330K) (Steel Gray - i3-1215U/8GB/256GB)
Main Differences for
School
School
Threshold
School
7.4
7.2
Battery
8.4
6.9
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
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Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
6.5
7.0
Build Quality Photo
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Hinge
5.8
5.8
Hinge Photo
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Range
180°
180°
Stability
Decent
Decent
One Finger Lift
No
No
Portability
8.4
8.0
Dimensions Photo
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Size
14"
15.6"
Thickness
0.8" (2.1 cm)
0.8" (2.0 cm)
Width
12.6" (32.0 cm)
14.2" (36.0 cm)
Depth
8.9" (22.7 cm)
9.4" (24.0 cm)
Volume
93.1 in³ (1,525.4 cm³)
105.4 in³ (1,728.0 cm³)
Weight
3.2 lbs (1.4 kg)
3.6 lbs (1.7 kg)
Charger Size
7.6 in³ (124.6 cm³)
8.0 in³ (130.5 cm³)
Charger Weight
0.6 lbs (0.3 kg)
0.6 lbs (0.3 kg)
Serviceability
4.8
4.3
Internals Photo
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Ease Of Access
7.5
6.5
RAM Slots
0
0
Storage Slots
0
0
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
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Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
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Resolution
1920 x 1200
1920 x 1080
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:9
Pixel Density
161 PPI
141 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
IPS
Touch Screen
Yes
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
83%
81%
Refresh Rate
5.9
5.9
Motion Blur
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Refresh Rate
60 Hz
60 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
No
No
Contrast
7.1
7.0
Contrast Photo
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Native Contrast
1,216 : 1
1,112 : 1
Brightness
6.2
6.0
Maximum Brightness
236 cd/m²
225 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
19 cd/m²
19 cd/m²
Reflections
7.1
6.8
Reflections Photo Off
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Reflections Photo Max
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Screen Finish
Matte
Matte
Total Reflections
5.03%
5.98%
Indirect Reflections
1.97%
3.4%
Calculated Direct Reflections
3.06%
2.58%
Black Uniformity
8.4
6.9
Black Uniformity Photo
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Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
0.758%
1.394%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
6.9
6.5
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
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Color Washout From Left
22°
25°
Color Washout From Right
23°
21°
Horizontal Hue Picture
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Color Shift From Left
60°
48°
Color Shift From Right
60°
51°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
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Brightness Loss From Left
24°
26°
Brightness Loss From Right
26°
24°
Black Level Raise From Left
60°
60°
Black Level Raise From Right
60°
60°
Gamma Shift From Left
26°
24°
Gamma Shift From Right
25°
21°
Vertical Viewing Angle
6.3
6.4
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
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Color Washout From Below
23°
24°
Color Washout From Above
23°
25°
Vertical Hue Picture
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Color Shift From Below
23°
32°
Color Shift From Above
36°
41°
Vertical Lightness Picture
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Brightness Loss From Below
24°
24°
Brightness Loss From Above
24°
26°
Black Level Raise From Below
45°
45°
Black Level Raise From Above
45°
45°
Gamma Shift From Below
31°
23°
Gamma Shift From Above
29°
25°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
3.8
6.9
White Balance Screencap
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Gamma Curve Screencap
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Color Screencap
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Avg. White Balance dE
5.41
2.64
Avg. Gamma
1.75
2.19
Avg. Color dE
6.19
4.41
Avg. Color Temperature
6,067.4 K
6,483.5 K
Color Gamut
3.9
4.5
Gamut SDR
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sRGB xy
63.13%
69.74%
sRGB uv
52.42%
57.05%
Adobe RGB xy
47.04%
52%
Adobe RGB uv
45.14%
49.65%
Gamut HDR
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DCI P3 xy
46.77%
51.67%
DCI P3 uv
41.94%
46.03%
Rec. 2020 xy
33.55%
37.1%
Rec. 2020 uv
30.56%
33.62%
Flicker
10
10
Flicker Graph
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Flicker-Free
Yes
Yes
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
No Flicker
Flicker Active Below
0%
0%
Interface
Keyboard
6.3
6.3
Keyboard Photo
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Typing Quality
7.5
7.5
Numpad
No
No
Backlighting
No
No
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
65 gf
66 gf
Actuation Force
32 gf
33 gf
Pre-Travel
1.05 mm
1.05 mm
Total Travel
1.67 mm
1.69 mm
Touchpad
7.7
7.7
Touchpad Photo
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Tracking Quality
7.5
7.5
Size
16.5 in² (106.3 cm²)
16.2 in² (104.3 cm²)
Material
Plastic
Plastic
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
5.8
6.8
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
79 dB SPL
79 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
7.7 dB
7.1 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
-0.5
1.4
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
453 Hz
354 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
13 kHz
14 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
2.4 dB
2.0 dB
Webcam & Microphone
7.5
8.3
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
7.0
8.0
Resolution
1080p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
Yes
Yes
Face Unlock
No
No
Connectivity
Ports
6.5
6.5
Ports Photo
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USB-A Ports
1
1
USB-C Ports
2
2
Thunderbolt
No
No
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
1.4
1.4
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
No
No
Ethernet
No
No
Proprietary Port
No
No
Security Lock
Yes
Yes
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.1
5.1
Configuration
CPU
Brand
AMD
Intel
Model
Ryzen 3 7320C
Core i3-1215U
Core Count
4
6
Thread Count
8
8
GPU
Brand
AMD
Intel
Model
Radeon 610M
UHD Graphics
Dedicated/Integrated
Integrated
Integrated
VRAM Size
N/A
N/A
RAM
Capacity
8 GB
8 GB
Modules
2 (Soldered)
2 (Soldered)
Type
LP-DDR5x
LP-DDR5x
Speed
N/A
N/A
Storage
Advertised Capacity
128 GB
128 GB
Usable Capacity
97 GB
100 GB
Drive 1
SanDisk DV4128-128G
SanDisk SDINFD04-128G
Drive 1 Type
eMMC
UFS
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
6.1
7.4
Geekbench Image
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CPU Single-Thread
967 points
1,419 points
CPU Multi-Thread
3,546 points
4,807 points
GPU Compute
5,705 points
7,552 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
0.0
0.0
Cinebench R23 Photo
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Single-Thread
N/A
N/A
Multi-Thread
N/A
N/A
Blender (3D Rendering)
5.7
5.9
Blender Image
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CPU Render Time
8.1 min
7.6 min
GPU Render Time
N/A
N/A
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
2.0
4.3
Basemark Image
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Overall Score
4,367
11,691
Storage Drive Performance
3.5
4.3
Storage Performance Image
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Sequential Write Speed
131.9 MB/s
152.7 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
199.8 MB/s
461.6 MB/s
Random Write Speed
2.6 MB/s
1.6 MB/s
Random Read Speed
6.2 MB/s
6.9 MB/s
Battery
8.4
6.9
Capacity
50 Wh
53 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
10.3 hrs
8.7 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
9.6 hrs
5.2 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
5.1 hrs
2.2 hrs
Charge Time
2.3 hrs
2.2 hrs
Borderlands 3
0.0
0.0
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
N/A
N/A
1% Low
N/A
N/A
0.1% Low
N/A
N/A
1% Low Delta
N/A
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
N/A
N/A
Avg. FPS On Very Low
N/A
N/A
Civilization VI
0.0
0.0
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
N/A
N/A
1% Low
N/A
N/A
0.1% Low
N/A
N/A
1% Low Delta
N/A
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
N/A
N/A
Avg. FPS On Minimum
N/A
N/A
Avg. Turn Time
N/A
N/A
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
CS:GO graph
Avg. FPS
1% Low
0.1% Low
1% Low Delta
0.1% Low Delta
Avg. FPS On Low
Counter-Strike 2
0.0
0.0
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
N/A
N/A
1% Low
N/A
N/A
0.1% Low
N/A
N/A
1% Low Delta
N/A
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
N/A
N/A
Avg. FPS On Low
N/A
N/A
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
0.0
0.0
SOTTR Graph
Avg. FPS
N/A
N/A
1% Low
N/A
N/A
0.1% Low
N/A
N/A
1% Low Delta
N/A
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
N/A
N/A
Avg. FPS On Lowest
N/A
N/A
Thermals And Noise
8.8
8.8
Keyboard Temps Picture
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Keyboard Temp While Idle
28 °C (83 °F)
31 °C (87 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
38 °C (100 °F)
38 °C (101 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
37.0 dBA
34.0 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
No
No
Performance Over Time
0.0
0.0
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
N/A
N/A
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
N/A
N/A
GPU Temp (Heaven)
N/A
N/A
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
N/A
N/A
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Chrome OS
Chrome OS
Additional Software
None
Yes
Extra Features
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen
No
No
Secondary Display
No
No
Biometrics
No
No
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